Please Help an idiot!

[barry_sheen]

Hi There,

Right basically, all I want is to be able to click a button and it runs a movie clip. I am sure this is very very simple but I have tried everything. I have read the tutorials, read the forums and I just cannot get it to work. Can someone please upload a .fla file which is a simple example of what I'm looking for please! I'm using Flash 4 if thats any help!

Thanks in advance

[Ricod]

Name yer MC. (Lets Say : sumThing). Place it on the main time line. I believe u can now target it with : \sumThing;

Isn't there a section in the manual about tellTarget, pathing etc ?

[barry_sheen]

Yeah,

I've checked the manual and given the clip a name and an instance name, but to no joy.

I have done it exactly as I should have (I think).

Why isn't it working???

Examples anyone?

Cheers

[Ricod]

BTW, before I forget ... did u read the forum rules ? Topics like 'please help an idiot' isn't helpful. U risk being ignored by people who might know but don't bother to read yer post.

Anyway, this is as basic as Flash can get, so yer making a simple mistake, but its hard to see what from over here. Post the fla, so people can c what u r talking about.

[barry_sheen]

Yeah, sorry about the title, I'm just a little embarrassed because I know its such a simple problem. Anyway, I've attached a .fla of what I am doing. Please don't laugh at my mistakes!!!

Cheers

[Ricod]

There r NO actions on the button. If u want clip1 to go to frame 2 and play your goint to have to write something like :

on (release){
tellTarget(\clip1) {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
}

Not sure though ... Its been a while for Flash 4. Don't worry, we all started there. :)

[barry_sheen]

When you say there are no actions on the button, where abouts do you mean?

I have put actions on the 'down' frame of the button.

Is this the wrong place?

Thanks For all the help.

[Tink]

no your puttin the actions in the wrong place.

take the actions off the down frame of the button. place the button on the stage. right click on the button and then choose actions. put the actions into here.

should work then!

cheers

BLEEDA

[Ricod]

Right ! U can only put frame actions on frames. Button actions should be placed on the button instance.

[barry_sheen]

Got it!

It Works!

Thanks for the help guys, really appreciate it.

This has been bugging me for so long!!!

Thanks again.